Remembering the USS Nevada

Dec 08, 2016Dec 08, 2016

A photo of Robert Clement Irish, who was killed in the Pearl Harbor attack while serving on the USS Nevada is placed on the USS Nevada Memorial before a ceremony held in remembrance of the sailors aboard the USS Nevada as a part of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

USS Nevada Pearl Harbor survivor Geb Galle is interviewed before a ceremony is held in remembrance of the sailors aboard the USS Nevada as a part of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

Senior Chief Erik Santis stands in front of the US Navy Pacific Fleet Band before a ceremony is held in remembrance of the sailors aboard the USS Nevada as a part of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

Despite raining through much of the ceremony, many were in attendance to remember the USS Nevada at a ceremony held in remembrance of the sailors aboard the USS Nevada as a part of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

Brigadier General William R. Burks, Nevada Adjutant General, right, accompanies USS Nevada Pearl Harbor survivor Geb Galle, left, as he salutes the USS Nevada memorial is during a ceremony is held in remembrance of the sailors aboard the USS Nevada as a part of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

Senior Chief Erik Santis leads the US Navy Pacific Fleet Band in playing the national anthem to start a ceremony held in remembrance of the sailors aboard the USS Nevada as a part of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Rick Baty, front, and Petty Officer 1st Class Brendon Barbee, back, perform "Taps" during a ceremony held in remembrance of the sailors aboard the USS Nevada as a part of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

USS Nevada Pearl Harbor survivor Geb Galle gives his remarks during a ceremony held in remembrance of the sailors aboard the USS Nevada as a part of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

USS Nevada Pearl Harbor survivor Geb Galle gives his remarks during a ceremony held in remembrance of the sailors aboard the USS Nevada as a part of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

A flag bearing the names of those who died on the USS Nevada in the attack on Pearl Harbor is draped over the USS Nevada memorial after a ceremony held in remembrance of the sailors aboard the USS Nevada as a part of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.